John RA Benson <jr...@e-m-w.com>: Oct 09 03:47PM +0200
It's been a long time for me to remember details, but I replaced them
with BMW brakes.
If I recall it was pretty much a drop in fix, and it definitely helped
make it feel more like a 'real' brake.
this has details:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_BMW_calipers/914_BMW_calipers.htm
I did the BMW calipers, new rotors, brake lines and 19mm master cylinder
- everything that anyone suggested could make it better - and it did. I
couldn't imagine driving again with the stock setup. It terrified me.
Cheers
JRAB
On 10/9/15 11:40 AM, David Shields wrote: |
David Shields <dshie...@hotmail.com>: Oct 09 05:50PM
Thanks JRAB.
Subject: Re: [914ev] Brakes
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From: jr...@e-m-w.com
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:47:58 +0200
It's been a long time for me to remember details, but I replaced
them with BMW brakes.
If I recall it was pretty much a drop in fix, and it definitely
helped make it feel more like a 'real' brake.
this has details:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_BMW_calipers/914_BMW_calipers.htm
I did the BMW calipers, new rotors,
brake lines and 19mm master cylinder - everything that anyone
suggested could make it better - and it did. I couldn't imagine
driving again with the stock setup. It terrified me.
Cheers
JRAB
On 10/9/15 11:40 AM, David Shields wrote:
I've been driving my 914 conversion for the last two years.
It's pretty much my daily driver. I've fooled around with the
brakes and it still doesn't stop fast enough for my taste.
I've added 660 lbs. to the car as I'm using lead acid batteries.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I've considered powered
brakes, brake assists and racing brakes.
Thanks.
David Shields
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Randy Pollock <ra...@alumni.caltech.edu>: Oct 09 10:55AM -0700
Hi David,
I used the BMW brakes on my V1 (lead acid) conversion, but moved to 911 brakes (much bigger calipers with vented rotors) on the v2 (lithium) conversion. Both are bolt on conversions, but the 911 brakes require 5 lug wheels which my car already had.
I never drove the car with stock brakes after either conversion, so I can’t really say what the comparison was in stopping power. The BMW brakes did seem pretty good with the lead pack.
Randy
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David Shields <dshie...@hotmail.com>: Oct 09 09:49PM
Thanks Randy.
From: ra...@alumni.caltech.edu
Subject: Re: [914ev] Brakes
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:55:34 -0700
To: 91...@googlegroups.com
Hi David,
I used the BMW brakes on my V1 (lead acid) conversion, but moved to 911 brakes (much bigger calipers with vented rotors) on the v2 (lithium) conversion. Both are bolt on conversions, but the 911 brakes require 5 lug wheels which my car already had.
I never drove the car with stock brakes after either conversion, so I can’t really say what the comparison was in stopping power. The BMW brakes did seem pretty good with the lead pack.
Randy
On Oct 9, 2015, at 6:47 AM, John RA Benson <jr...@e-m-w.com> wrote:
It's been a long time for me to remember details, but I replaced
them with BMW brakes.
If I recall it was pretty much a drop in fix, and it definitely
helped make it feel more like a 'real' brake.
this has details:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_BMW_calipers/914_BMW_calipers.htm
I did the BMW calipers, new rotors,
brake lines and 19mm master cylinder - everything that anyone
suggested could make it better - and it did. I couldn't imagine
driving again with the stock setup. It terrified me.
Cheers
JRAB
On 10/9/15 11:40 AM, David Shields wrote:
I've been driving my 914 conversion for the last two years.
It's pretty much my daily driver. I've fooled around with the
brakes and it still doesn't stop fast enough for my taste.
I've added 660 lbs. to the car as I'm using lead acid batteries.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I've considered powered
brakes, brake assists and racing brakes.
Thanks.
David Shields
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